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Response to selection for photoperiod responsiveness on the density and location of mature GnRH-releasing neurons.
American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology - 1 May 2005
Avigdor Mauricio, Sullivan Shannon D, Heideman Paul D
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Natural variation in neuroendocrine traits is poorly understood, despite the importance of variation in brain function and evolution. Most rodents in the temperate zones inhibit reproduction and other nonessential functions in short winter photoperiods, but some have little or no reproductive response. We tested whether genetic variability in reproductive seasonality is related to individual differences in the...
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